Paper flower box



April 18, 1933. J.'F.I NELSON El AL PAPER FLOWER BOX Filed Dec. 7, 1931C155)? fzelorz v Z ENT ATTOR N EY Patented Apr. 18, 1933 UNITED ST TESPATENT omen JOHN F. NELSON, or or, rmsYI-vmu, m morn Home. or m, OHIOrnna rnownn 30;

Application filed December 7, m1. Serial, No. 57am.

An object of this invention is the provision of a knock-down paper boxwhich is prima.-. rily designed for use by florists for the -handling,conveying and displayingof potted plants, but which, of course issusceptlble for use as a holding, conveying and display device for otherarticles, and in which the construction is simple, ,cheap and thoroughlyefiective in accomplishing its purpose.

To the attainment of the foregoingand other objects which will presentthemselves theinvention consists in the improvement as hereinafterdescribed and definitely claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device. Figure 2 is a sectional viewapproximately on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Fi re 3 is a detail sectional view approx1 mate y on the line 3-3 of Fie 1.

Figure 4.- is a plan view 100 'ng toward one corner of the blank fromwhich the box or body is formed.

Figure 5 is a similar view of one corner of the blank from which thepartition or rack is formed.

Both the body and the partition or rack of the improvement, are formedof some suitable cheap cardboard which embodies "sufficient strength toaccomplish my purpose. The body or box includes a substantiallyrectangular base 1 having extensions which are scored therefrom toprovide sides 2 and ends 3. The sides'2 are formed with end extensionsin the nature of corner tabs 4 divided from the ends 3 by slitting orcutting the said tabs in line with the longitudinal score lines 5. Theends 3 are wider than the sides 2 and are scored, as at 6, to provideouter flaps 7. The sides and ends are bent upon the score lines 5 and 8to arrange the same at a right angle with respect to'the bottom 1, thecorner tabs are folded inwardly against the sides and the flaps 7 'arefolded inwardly over the ends and" against the tabs 4. If desired, theflaps 7 and the tabs 4 may be adhesively connected toextended and thesaid ends being lmocked down when the parts are not adhesively connectedwhich is preferable.

The partition 0r rack comprises a. top portion 9 provided with anydesired number of openings 10'which, in the showingof the drawing areround to receive therethrough the pots 11 for growing plants. Th8 top 9has its corners cut away and is provided with both longitudinal andtransverse scorelines 12 and 13', and. the portions yond the score linesafi'ording endable sides 14 and bendable ends 15. The ends, adjacent tothe corners thereof, are provided with substantially U-shaped slits andthe portion of the ends bounded by the slits afford bendable tongues 16and these tongues aredesi ned to 'be forced below the lower edges of theaps or projecting beflanges 7 as disclosed by Figures 2 and 3 of thedrawing and thereby effectively sustain the rack orpartitionin the body1.

As previously, stated, the im rovement is primarily designed for use bconstructed of diflferent sizes br of potted plants for conveyinga'comparatively large number of such plants from the green house to themarket. The plants are properly displayed when the boxes are arrangedupon the sales stand and as the said device is very cheaply and easilyconstructed it may be given free to the purchaser of the plants. Thepotted lants are held properly spaced so that the owers and the leavesof the plants will be retained in a better tion thanshould the samebepermitted to contact with each other. Obviously the device may besuccessfully employed for conveying and displaying articles other thanpotted plants, and while we have illustrated a satisfactory embodimentof our improved device our features of invention are capable of extendedapplication and we do not wish to be restricted to the specificstructure herein shown and described. I

Having described the invention, we claim: 1. A holding and displayingdevice for the purpose set forth, comprising a paper box having an opentop, said box havin its ends nt into the box in a line with the open topof the box to provide flanges, a flat apertured partiv orists and is Ithe handling tion plate afl'ording a,rack arranged in the box to contactwith the side walls and with the flanges in the box, and said partitionplate having depending side and 'end flanges to 5 contact with thebottom of the box and certain of said flan es being formed with bendabletongues designed to be bent against the box and to underlie and contactwith the flanges in the box.

1 2. A holding and displaying device for the purpose set forth,comprising a paper box scored and cut to include a bottom, sides, cornertabs extending from the ends of the sides, and flaps on said ends, saidflaps de- I signed to be folded over the corner tabs when the sides andends are arranged at a right angle with respect to the bottom and an aertured partition plate to be received in the ox and having dependingsides and ends to contact with the inner walls of the box, and thedepending ends being formed with bendable tongues designed to be pressedagainst the ends of the box and to underlie and to contact with theedges of the flaps.

o In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

JOHN F. NELSON. LLOYD HODGE.

